Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 373 U.S. 83 466 U.S. 668 522 U.S. 825 532 U.S. 782, 792 539 U.S. 510 541 U.S. 1045 545 U.S. 374, 390 Circuit Courts 628 F.2d 471, 473 817 F.2d 285, 291 837 F.2d 691, 693-694 950 F.2d 1054, 1065 120 F.3d 551, 558-559 167 F.3d 907, 910 178 F.3d 309, 314 272 F.3d 276, 279-281 290 F.3d 223, 246 293 F.3d 766, 776 303 F.3d 333, 336 343 F.3d 440, 443-444 346 F.3d 142, 144-153 359 F.3d 708, 715 423 F.3d 474, 482 431 F.3d 241, 244-361 455 F.3d 529, 533-534 489 F.3d 201, 214 494 F.3d 527, 532 516 F.3d 280, 283